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Storm Ali : Weds 19 Sept 2018

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    #542
    KingdomRushed
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    PLL wrote: »
    Hearing ambulance sirens. Angry that Met Eireann are now warning of gusts in excess of 130km/h but not raising the warning. A lot of people don’t understand the numbers. They rely on the color warning.

    I suspect there may only be 130 km gusts on a vary small area of the extreme coastal fringe. It’s probably a tough call. So far Mace Head has topped it. Anywhere else? Be interesting to see.


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    #543
    [Deleted User]
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    Should be a red warning but they've left it too late. Everybody is out now. Probably don't want to upgrade now.

    Hopefully nobody gets hurt.


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    #544
    ednwireland
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    NIMAN wrote: »
    Relatively calm up here in Derry.
    Assume its to get worse later?

    seems to be getting gustier down here in sw donegal was thinking it was only a blowy day so far.

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    #545
    km79
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    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    Did you go out and 'tut tut' at her while wagging your judgemental finger? :P

    Don’t be silly it would have snapped in two like the trees


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    #546
    DOCARCH
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    Report on RTE radio now of a caravan (....with somebody in it....) blown off a cliff near Clifden!


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    #547
    KingdomRushed
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Should be a red warning but they've left it too late. Everybody is out now. Probably don't want to upgrade now.

    Hopefully nobody gets hurt.

    A red warning is 130 km+ are we seeing that outside of a weather station report at the very western tip of Connemara? People can die in orange warning storms too unfortunately, but the thresholds are set by windspeed.


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    #548
    igCorcaigh
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    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Report on RTE radio now of a caravan (....with somebody in it....) blown off a cliff near Clifden!

    Oh no :(

    https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1042319644709855232?s=19


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    #549
    recyclebin
    Registered Users Posts: 3,510 ✭✭✭recyclebin


    Very very windy here in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. Reports of trees and branches down. Power going on and off here in office. This is a lot worse than we got for Ophelia. Ophelia never hit Mayo at all.


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    #550
    ZX7R
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    UrbanFret wrote: »
    Motorbike tests in cavan today. Nice weather for it.

    Best of luck with the test


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    #551
    John.Icy
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    Met Eireann have called this well tbf with the orange. Maybe a little overshot including the likes of Dublin. Gusts over 110km/h are rare as hens teeth here BUT I'll reserve till it's over.

    The issue here is at this time of year with trees in full leaf you have trouble with anything over 90km/h in terms of ability to take down trees.


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    #552
    cherryghost
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    KingdomRushed wrote: »
    A red warning is 130 km+ are we seeing that outside of a weather station report at the very western tip of Connemara? People can die in orange warning storms too unfortunately, but the thresholds are set by windspeed.

    Most charts showed galway and mayo in excess of 130 gusts. 150 I believe in exposed coasts.


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    #553
    TomOnBoard
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    stevek93 wrote: »
    The falling branches will see the high vis jacket and avoid hitting her.

    I'm just waiting for the reports of a gobsh1te wind-surfer or jet-skier to have to be rescued by the Lifeboat/Coast Guard during the height of the wind.... Aaaaand to say afterwards that he (always an eejit macho-man) was never in any danger... Grrrrr!


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    #554
    spookwoman
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    https://twitter.com/aaroadwatch/status/1042322957153067008


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    #555
    Sundew
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    Just back from school run. Hubby and myself had to use branch loppers to move smaller branches so he squeeze out the gate. Violently gusty at the moment. My neighbour has slates down. Garden bench just had to be rescued and now squally rain coming in from Galway bay!


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    #556
    GBX
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    UrbanFret wrote: »
    Motorbike tests in cavan today. Nice weather for it.

    If it goes ahead... best of luck!


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    #557
    Storm 10
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    Met Eireann getting a roasting on local radio in Galway now from parents and schools etc, they are saying the lives of their children and the public are at risk from trees and branches, I have never seen so many trees down in Galway City and debris flying around the place its lethal out there now.


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    #558
    Beechwoodspark
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    Storm 10 wrote: »
    Met Eireann getting a roasting on local radio in Galway now from parents and schools etc, they are saying the lives of their children and the public are at risk from trees and branches, I have never seen so many trees down in Galway City and debris flying around the place its lethal out there now.

    Lot of ppl think that if it affects the West then Met eireann are less interested than if it affects leafy Dublin 4


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    #559
    cherryghost
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    Dunno if it's reported here but emergency services are trying to reach a caravan with someone inside blown off a cliff, down on a beach but not in water yet.


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    #560
    YFlyer
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    Very bright, warm and abit breezing here at the University of Limerick.


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    #561
    spookwoman
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    cherryghost wrote: »
    Dunno if it's reported here but emergency services are trying to reach a caravan with someone inside blown off a cliff, down on a beach but not in water yet.
    Link was posted in few mins ago.

    https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1042320307489583105


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    #562
    giveitholly
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    cherryghost wrote: »
    Dunno if it's reported here but emergency services are trying to reach a caravan with someone inside blown off a cliff, down on a beach but not in water yet.

    Reports on today fm saying that woman has passed away


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    #563
    average_runner
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    Storm 10 wrote: »
    Met Eireann getting a roasting on local radio in Galway now from parents and schools etc, they are saying the lives of their children and the public are at risk from trees and branches, I have never seen so many trees down in Galway City and debris flying around the place its lethal out there now.

    If their kids lives were at risk, why did they bring them to school. People are so stupid, expect everyone else to make their decisions and make no responsible call themselves


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    #564
    Sundew
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    giveitholly wrote: »
    Reports on today fm saying that woman has passed away

    Oh God that’s terrible if it is true. RIP


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    #565
    igCorcaigh
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    giveitholly wrote: »
    Reports on today fm saying that woman has passed away

    :(

    Tubs waffling away on R1 about inconsequential rubbish


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    #566
    RedPeppers
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    Scary stuff outside here now north Galway. huge tree after coming down


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    #567
    Xenji
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    Nearly 10K homes without power in Mayo currently.


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    #568
    cherryghost
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    RedPeppers wrote: »
    Scary stuff outside here now north Galway. huge tree after coming down


    Got some pics?


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    #569
    RoisinD
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    PLL wrote: »
    Hearing ambulance sirens. Angry that Met Eireann are now warning of gusts in excess of 130km/h but not raising the warning. A lot of people don’t understand the numbers. They rely on the color warning.

    When they give out 'too many' colour warnings they are wrong and when they don't they are wrong. Cannot win.


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    #570
    DOCARCH
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    Wind picking up a lot now in Dublin 16.


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    #571
    John.Icy
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    ME station wise till 8:30am only two have gusts above yellow warning. Mace head out on its own with a red level gusts.

    Lack of stations in the west or?


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